organ screen

American  

noun

1. an ornamental screen closing off an organ chamber in a church.

2. a rood screen or the like supporting an organ.

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organ screen British  

noun

1. a wooden or stone screen that supports the organ in a cathedral or church and divides the choir from the nave

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organ screen

One centerpiece, the decorative multi-part organ screen that is in the Huntington’s collection, has been reunited with other components for the first time in more than four decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

The Cloisters are entered from the church by a door near the organ screen in the north aisle of the nave.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

On each side of the nave, reaching from the western door to the organ screen, were the galleries, erected for the spectators.

From Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood by Greenwood, Grace

From the organ screen to the altar screen, 117 feet.

From A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents by Phillips, George S. (George Searle)

The Stalls of the dean and canons stand against the organ screen and face towards the east.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)